There's an easy wonder in his eyes when he's at play, unaware of the world around him. Cloaked instead in imagination and delight in the ordinary, his countenance reveals what he's unwilling to say, mischievous eyes radiating sunbeams of delight. ...
So, I’ve been trying to run down a problem with a web app I’m working on since about 2 p.m. today. Since then I’ve probably put about five hours into finding the “problem.”
This particular app stores its data in an...
...finish painting details on exterior of the house...sidewalk finished...bookshelf in living room...picnic table on deck, built and treated...kids' rooms settled and reorganized...Clara into big girl bed... done...Clara potty trained... mostly done...research/buy newborn size cloth diapers, to get us through until...
I'm not going to do a vote tally table tonight because it doesn't matter -- the news outlets have declared Obama the presumptive nominee. It's done. It's over. It's an historic night. Chuck Todd: "This is the greatest political upset maybe in...
I'm a day late and a dollar short in noting the passing of eminent blues/rock 'n' roll guitarist Bo Diddley. A sad part of his story is that the music industry was far more late, and far more dollars short, in...
Yes, it's true, The Big Dam Bridge in Little Rock, AR is bigger than Chattanooga's Walnut Street Walking Bridge. Bigger is not always better though. This "Big Dam Bridge" takes some serious shortcuts in trying to be the longest walking...
What did we do before cell phones?
I’m not sure I entirely functioned… seriously. The battery on my Blackberry is being evil and I fear I need to go buy a new one. =( And so should the enevitable hit and...
Rooftop, Harbor Town Yacht Club,Hilton Head Island, SC, Memorial Weekend 2008.
Could anything sound more pretentious than "Yacht Club"?! While we enjoyed a "welcome reception" and chatting with our dear friends Christi and Frankie, the kids enjoyed fruity blue drinks until...
After a long week/end, I decided that my thyroid levels must be out-of-whack once more, for I could barely get out of bed, and I rested for most of the day on Sunday! Perhaps, we're just doing too much...
As Democrats, we believe that everyone (Democrat, Republican, and Independent) deserves the right to vote. That's why our party is supporting the "ROCK THE VOTE" VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE at Riverbend this year. In fact, starting June 6 and going to...
I’ve begun to feel a little less tired as I enter my 2nd trimester and figure I should update my blog again! And I’m still holding out hope the nausea will start to get better, but 12 weeks has...
MSNBC's Chuck Todd, in reacting to the news from the AP that Hillary Clinton will acknowledge that Barack Obama is the nominee tonight (a story that some Clinton insiders flatly contradict), says that the next 48 hours belong to Hillary...
pj time is perhaps my most favorite time of the day... not because my kids are going to sleep and i get a break (although that is a bonus too!!)but really it is just because they are sooo darn cute...
Fuller and I ventured back to the Creative Discovery Museum so Fuller could fullfill his four day dream of returning to play with Clifford th Big Red Dog.
We spent the morning going in and out of five stores, with the...
I have been meaning to post some pictures of our new house up here for a while, but have been too busy working on said house to do it. The same holds for today. I thought I would...
Our next stop was Split. It is the second largest city in Croatia. We spent the majority of our time just wandering and absorbing, as opposed to going to the sites, my favorite thing to do.We spent a lot of...
My new-since-October camera started spazzing out a few months ago, and although it's under warranty (thank, thank, THANK the Lord!) I haven't been willing to part with it to have it checked. Since I want--no, make that NEED--it back before...
"[W]hen will Hillary drop out? Tonight? Tomorrow? Thursday? August 28? January 21?" -- Brendan Loy, the proud father of a child who's lived almost her entire life so far with the Democratic nomination in progress...
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- A car plowed into a weekend bike race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others, police said. The 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into...
I know there will come a time when Abbie and Daniel are at each other's throats, but for now, I'm loving the precious moments that they spend gazing lovingly at each other and playing. If Daniel cries, Abbie is...
This is a press release from Justin Wilkins, an Obama volunteer organizer and a pledged delegate:At 8:00 PM tonight, June 3rd, 2008 Chattanooga for Obama grassroots volunteers celebrate the end of the primary season where it began back in January...
This month's poetic form, Diamante, is Italian in origin, it's a simple, seven-line formula, and when it's complete, it will have the shape of a diamond (if centered). It's an easy exercise in writing poetry, and if you're a fan...
We were watching Tigger & Friends this weekend and the episode was the one where Tigger thought he was a Jag-u-lar. We reached the point where Tigger was howling at the sun (now, you're either smiling with understanding or thinking...
Mandy has more shoes than just about any baby of her age. My mother-in-law just keeps buying her shoes and a good friend sent me all her daughter's hand-me-downs - so there are dozens of shoes in her closet. And...
Reading this article in the latest UU World, I was struck by just how true the central point is. I recognized the thought process immediately. I do have some leftover childhood imagination, and I find that almost everything...
Joy and I are thrilled to be involved with Down the Aisle, on July 9 at the Ritz Carlton in Denver. Led by event designer Lisa Konecny, of E-events Design and Kristy Chenell of the Ritz Carlton, they have gathered...
Yes.
Big news here at Nomadic Creations.
I have decided to move this blog over to Typepad. Don’t get me wrong. I have loved WordPress. But I need more control, more widgets and well, just more.
Blogging has been a lifesaver for me...
My days of staying at home are over. I loved staying at home with Henry, and I did not have to wake up early to go somewhere. I got to learn to do so many things while I was at home. ...
What makes something “dainty”?
Seriously.
Did you know that little ballet slippers (like the wear around the house, or in my case office, bedroom slipper kinda) make ones feet look smaller?
Seriously.
Now it would be a dream come true if Nike could create...
Who’d of thunk it?
I have discovered that I appear to have developed an allergy to Bath and Body Works products, on top of DKNY Red Delicious perfume. This royally pisses me off.
If I develop an allergy to Vera Wang, Ralph...
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